Historical Events In 1844

Jul 27   On this day in history fire destroys the US mint at Charlotte, NC  

Jul 27   Fire destroys US mint at Charlotte, NC in the year 1844.  

Jul 27   John Dalton, Engl physicist/chemist (molecular theorist), dies at 77 in the year 1844.  

Jul 28   In the year 1844 gerard Manley Hopkins, England, poet (Windhover)  

Jul 29   In the year 1844 franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, composer, dies at 53  

Jul 29   On this day in history new York Yacht Club forms  

Jul 29   In the year 1844 nY Yacht Club forms  

Jul 30   1st US yacht club organized, NY Yacht Club on this day in history.  

Jul 31   In the year 1844 ignazio Guidi, Italian orientalist/archaeologist  

Aug 08   In the year 1844 brigham Young chosen Mormon Church head following Joseph Smith death  

Aug 11   On this day in history jernej Kopitar, filmologist/censor (Slavic Grammatica), dies at 63  

Aug 13   In the year 1844 explorer Ludwig Leichhardt leaves Brisbane to explore unknown territory beyond the Darling Downs.  

Aug 14   In the year 1844 henry Francis Cary, translator (Dante), dies  

Aug 17   Menelik II, King of Ethiopia (1896-1913) on this day in history.  

Aug 19   On this day in history minna Canth, Finland, novelist/playwright (social evils)  

Aug 29   On this day in history 1st white-indian lacrosse game in Montreal, Indians win  

Aug 29   In the year 1844 the first white-indian lacrosse game in Montreal, Indians win  

Aug 30   On this day in history francis Baily, English astronomer/mathematician (Baily's Beads), dies  

Aug 30   Friedrich Ratzel, German social-geographer (Lebensraum) on this day in history.  

Sep 05   On this day in history iron ore discovered in Minnesota's Mesabi Mountains  

Sep 11   George Clement Martin, composer in the year 1844.  

Sep 14   Oliver Holden, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1844.  

Sep 25   In the year 1844 canada defeat USA by 23 runs in the 1st cricket international  

Sep 27   Charles Nodier, French writer (History du chien the Brisquet), dies on this day in history.  

Sep 28   Michael Hertz, composer on this day in history.  

Sep 28   Oscar I of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Sweden on this day in history.  

Oct 01   Naval Observatory headed by LT Matthew Fontaine Maury occupies first permanent quarters in the year 1844.  

Oct 03   Patrick Manson, "Father of tropical medicine" on this day in history.  

Oct 11   On this day in history henry John Heinz, founded prepared-foods company (57 varieties)  

Oct 11   The birth of Henry John Heinz, American food manufacturer on this day in history.  

Oct 12   On this day in history claude Tillier, French journalist/writer (My Uncle Benjamin), dies  

Oct 12   On this day in history george W Cable, American writer (Northampton Years)  

Oct 15   On this day in history friedrich Nietzsche, Uebermensch born  

Oct 17   In the year 1844 miguel Nieto, composer  

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Jan 04   Thomas H Rollinson, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07   Marie-Bernarde Soubirous, [St Bernadette of Lourdes], saint/visionary was born on this day in history.  

Jan 14   On this day in history birth of clara Kathleen Rogers, composer  

Jan 16   On this day in history birth of ismail Qemali, Albanian nationalist (d. 1919)  

Jan 20   Johan Peter Selmer, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 25   In the year 1844 birth of frederick E Kitziger, composer  

Jan 30   On this day in history birth of moritz F Freiherr von Bissing, German gen/gov-gen of Belgium (1914-17)  

Feb 01   Eduard Adolf Strasburger, German botanist (Angiospermen) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 15   In the year 1844 joseph Mazzinghi, composer, dies at 78  

Jan 31   Henri Gratien, Comte Bertrand, French general (b. 1773) died in the year 1844.  

Feb 04   In the year 1844 willem de Clerq, Dutch merchant/literary, dies at 49  

Feb 15   In the year 1844 henry Addington Lord Sidmouth, Brit premier (1801-04), dies at 86  

Feb 16   On this day in history death of joseph Crosfield, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1792)  

Feb 27   In the year 1844 nicholas Biddle, US lawyer/diplomat/statesman/financier, dies at 85  

Feb 28   In the year 1844 abel P Upshur, Secretary of State, dies in explosion on USS Princeton  

Feb 29   In the year 1844 thaddaus Weigl, composer, dies at 67